Integrated optics in silicon and SiGe-heterostructures

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2311-2322

  Schüppert, Bernd ^a,b,c,d,e   Schmidtchen, Joachim ^b,f   Splett, Armin ^a,b   Fischer, Uwe ^b   Zinke, Thomas ^b   Moosburger, Rudolf ^b   Petermann, Klaus ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft   (Germany)

^d Inst für Hochfrequenztechnik

^e Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ^*  (Germany)

^f SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOSSES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; TRANSPARENCY;

ELECTROOPTICAL SWITCHES; INTEGRATED OPTICAL BALANCED RECEIVER; OPTICAL LOSSES; SILICON ON INSULATOR WAVEGUIDE DEVICES;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 0030259180     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.541223     Document Type: Article

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